Rapid NIA action pre-empted spread of Amravati and Udaipur killings
2 years ago

Rapid NIA action pre-empted spread of Amravati and Udaipur killings

Hindustan Times  

The NIA charge-sheets filed on brutal murders in Amravati in Maharashtra and Udaipur in Rajasthan with alleged blasphemy being the sole motive indicates the level of Islamic radicalization in the country with religious extremist groups in Pakistan acting as instigators to provoke extreme reactions of Sunni Barelvi community in India. Mohammed Gos and Riyaz Attari, main accused in savage killing of tailor Kanhiya Lal in Udaipur on June 29, 2022 Both the savage murders with accused using knives took place after alleged blasphemy by a former BJP spokesperson on a local TV channel debate was spot-lighted by global Islamists on social media in June 2022. It is pertinent to note that even though the brutal murder of chemist Umesh Kolhe in Amravati took place on June 21, 2022, the local police treated the incident as robbery cum murder until Home Minister Amit Shah intervened and asked the NIA to take over the case after consultation with the then MVA government headed by Uddhav Thackeray. The video of Udaipur murder was published in the social media by killers Mohammed Gos and Mohammed Riyaz Attari, both followers of Karachi based Dawat-e-Islami religious group, which is committed to advocating Shariah globally and supporting blasphemy law, with Tehreek-e-Labbaik terror group its extremist arm.

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NIA detained Madrasa worker in Sanand, Ahmedabad for suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed links
1 week, 5 days ago

NIA detained Madrasa worker in Sanand, Ahmedabad for suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed links

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: The National Investigation Agency has detained Adil, a suspect linked to the terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed, from a madrasa in Sanand near Ahmedabad. Police sources reported that a central agency had received intelligence indicating that an individual named Adil, who allegedly works at a madarsa in Chekhala village, Banas Kantha district, had links to the terrorist organization “Jaish-e-Mohammed”. Sources reveal …

NIA secures extradition of LeT operative Salman Khan from Rwanda
3 weeks, 5 days ago

NIA secures extradition of LeT operative Salman Khan from Rwanda

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a major development in the Bengaluru Prisons terror conspiracy case, the National Investigation Agency on Thursday successfully extradited Salman Rehman Khan, a fugitive linked to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, from Rwanda. "Part of a terror radicalization and recruitment case of Bengaluru Central Prison, Salman was taken into custody by the NIA, with the assistance of the RIB, Interpol …

NIA extradites Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Salman Rehman Khan from Rwanda
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

NIA extradites Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Salman Rehman Khan from Rwanda

Op India  

In a major development in the Bengaluru Prisons terror conspiracy case, the National Investigation Agency on Thursday successfully extradited Salman Rehman Khan, a fugitive linked to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, from Rwanda. “Part of a terror radicalization and recruitment case of Bengaluru Central Prison, Salman was taken into custody by the NIA, with the assistance of the RIB, Interpol and NCBs, …

Anti-terror agency conducts pan-India raids in Al-Qaeda terror funding probe
1 month, 1 week ago

Anti-terror agency conducts pan-India raids in Al-Qaeda terror funding probe

India Today  

The National Investigation Agency conducted extensive raids on Monday across multiple states in connection with alleged terror activities linked to Bangladeshi nationals associated with Al-Qaeda to destabilise India. During the operation, the NIA seized several pieces of evidence, including banking transaction records, digital devices like mobile phones, and documents linked to terror funding. The suspects were identified as Mohammad Sojibmiyan, …

Khalistani Terrorist Arsh Dalla, Close Aide Of Nijjar, Arrested By Canadian Police After Shooting Incident
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Khalistani Terrorist Arsh Dalla, Close Aide Of Nijjar, Arrested By Canadian Police After Shooting Incident

ABP News  

New Delhi: Khalistani extremist Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dalla, who was designated a terrorist by India, is likely to have been arrested in Canada's Ontario province following a shooting incident, sources claimed here on Sunday. The sources claimed that one of those arrested is believed to be Canada-based gangster Arsh Dalla, who is associated with the banned Khalistan Tiger …

NIA Charges Key Associate of Khalistani Terrorists in Punjab Terror Conspiracy Case
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2 months ago

NIA Charges Key Associate of Khalistani Terrorists in Punjab Terror Conspiracy Case

The Hindu  

National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted an alleged key associate of two Khalistani terrorists, Harwinder Singh Sandhu aka Rinda and Lakhbir Singh aka Landa, in a Punjab terror conspiracy case. The accused, Gurpreet Singh aka Gopi from Tarn Taran, Punjab, is allegedly the associate of the two designated terrorists of banned outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). Investigations by the anti-terror …

Khalistani Terrorists' Aide Charged in Conspiracy Case: NIA
2 months ago

Khalistani Terrorists' Aide Charged in Conspiracy Case: NIA

Deccan Chronicle  

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged a key associate of Khalistani terrorists Rinda and Landa in a Punjab terror conspiracy case. The accused, Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, was identified as an associate of foreign-based Individual Designated Terrorists Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda and Lakhbir Singh alias Landa of the banned terrorist organisation, the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). Investigations by …

Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder accused Mohammed Javed granted bail
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder accused Mohammed Javed granted bail

Live Mint  

The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday, September 5, granted bail to Mohammed Javed, one of the accused in the Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal's murder case. The National Investigation Agency had arrested Mohammed Javed nearly a month after he and three others killed Kanhaiya Lal in June 2022. On June 28, 2022, tailor Kanhaiya Lal was working in his shop when …

NIA Chargesheets 2 More Terrorists in Karnataka Al-Hind ISIS Module Case
4 months ago

NIA Chargesheets 2 More Terrorists in Karnataka Al-Hind ISIS Module Case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has chargesheeted two more terrorists in the Karnataka Al-Hind ISIS module case relating to a major terror conspiracy involving targeted killings and other jihadi activities. The NIA investigations have revealed that Abdul Matheen Taha was self-radicalized and had, in turn, radicalized and recruited Mussavir Hussain Shazib and others. Further, Abdul Matheen Taha and Mussavir …

Reasi Terror Attack: Interrogation Of Accused Points Towards Pakistan-Based LeT Handlers, Says NIA
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Reasi Terror Attack: Interrogation Of Accused Points Towards Pakistan-Based LeT Handlers, Says NIA

ABP News  

Reasi Terror Attack: The interrogation of an arrested accused in the attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi last month has pointed towards the role of Pakistan-based handlers of banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday, citing officials. At least nine people lost their lives and 41 others sustained injuries on June 9 …

NIA arrests sixth accused in Attari drug seizure case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NIA arrests sixth accused in Attari drug seizure case

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency has arrested another person in connection with the 2022 Attari drug seizure case. The case came to light following two seizures, totalling 102.784 kg of heroin valued about ₹700 crore, in April 2022 by the Indian Customs,” said an agency official. The NIA found that on the directions of Dubai-based accused Shahid Ahmed, who is still …

'False and malicious': India rejects allegation that it was involved in killings of two terrorists in Pakistan
10 months, 4 weeks ago

'False and malicious': India rejects allegation that it was involved in killings of two terrorists in Pakistan

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India has rejected the Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary’s allegation that two Pakistanis were killed in connivance with Indian agencies in 2023. The two men Pakistan is referring to are Shahid Latif, a designated terrorist who was the mastermind of the 2016 attack on Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, and Muhammad Riaz of the Lashkar-e-Taiba who was responsible for …

Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Pannun issues threats ahead of Republic Day celebrations
11 months, 1 week ago

Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Pannun issues threats ahead of Republic Day celebrations

Hindustan Times  

Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on Tuesday issued fresh threats ahead of the 75th Republic Day celebrations, reported news agency ANI. Several photos pro-Khalistani graffiti reportedly painted across New Delhi threatening to "avenge" the death of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar surfaced on social media. Pannun has been on NIA's radar since 2019 when the probe agency lodged its first …

Khalistani terrorist Pannun's Republic Day death threat to Bhagwant Mann, Punjab DGP
11 months, 1 week ago

Khalistani terrorist Pannun's Republic Day death threat to Bhagwant Mann, Punjab DGP

India Today  

Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on Tuesday threatened to kill Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Director General of state Police, Gaurav Yadav, on Republic Day. Before it, another video of the Khalistani terrorist had surfaced in which he is seen issuing a threat to people planning to travel via Air India on November 19, saying that their "lives would …

Attari border drug haul case: NIA arrests key absconding accused while trying to flee Dubai
1 year ago

Attari border drug haul case: NIA arrests key absconding accused while trying to flee Dubai

India TV News  

Attari border drug haul case: The National Investigation Agency on Saturday said that a key absconding accused has been arrested in connection with the Attari border heroin seizure case involving the smuggling of over 102 kgs of narcotics from Afghanistan via the India-Pak border in April 2022. His role in the conspiracy relating to the international drug nexus came to …

NIA files chargesheet against former SIMI member in PFI terror case
1 year, 1 month ago

NIA files chargesheet against former SIMI member in PFI terror case

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday filed a chargesheet before the NIA special court of Patna against a former member of the banned Student Islamic Movement of India in a terror case related to the banned Popular Front of India. The NIA case pertains to unlawful and anti-national activities associated with the PFI by the 26 named accused and suspected …

NIA Conducts Raids in 6 States Against Banned PFI
1 year, 2 months ago

NIA Conducts Raids in 6 States Against Banned PFI

News 18  

The NIA on Wednesday carried out searches at 20 locations across six states against the banned Popular Front of India in connection with a case related to creating disturbance during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bihar last year, officials said. The Patna Police had raided the premise of one Athar Parvez in the Phulwarisharif area on July 11 last …

Jamat-e-Islami linked IAMC extends support to the wrestlers, while eugolizing Yasin Malik and anti-CAA Islamists
1 year, 6 months ago

Jamat-e-Islami linked IAMC extends support to the wrestlers, while eugolizing Yasin Malik and anti-CAA Islamists

Op India  

On May 31, Wednesday, Jamaat-e-Islami linked Indian American Muslim Council posted a video on Twitter to empathise with the protesting wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia whom Delhi police detained from the Jantar Mantra protest site on Sunday. Notably, the Delhi police cleared the protest site on Sunday, May 28, after the protestors and their supporters breached the …

NIA moves Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for JKLF chief Yasin Malik in terror funding case
1 year, 6 months ago

NIA moves Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for JKLF chief Yasin Malik in terror funding case

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for separatist leader Yasin Malik, who was awarded life term by a trial court here in a terror funding case. On May 24, 2022, a trial court here had awarded life imprisonment to Malik, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chief, after holding him guilty for various …

NIA attaches properties of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's son in Srinagar
1 year, 8 months ago

NIA attaches properties of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's son in Srinagar

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir: In another crackdown against terror outfits, the National Investigation Agency on Monday attached properties of terror organisation Hizbul Mujahideen chief Mohammad Yusuf Shah aka Syed Salahuddin’s sons in Srinagar. According to a notice issued by the NIA, Immoveable Property located at Revenue Estate, Nursing Garh, Mohalla Ram Bagh, Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, under the ownership of …

NIA massive crackdown on gangsters' syndicate; raids at 72 locations in several states
1 year, 10 months ago

NIA massive crackdown on gangsters' syndicate; raids at 72 locations in several states

India TV News  

National Investigation Agency conducted searches and raids at 72 locations in several states, including in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The NIA registered the case in 2022 after it emerged that terrorist outfits and terror elements based abroad were operating in tandem with leaders and members of organised criminal gangs in northern states of …

NIA arrests PFI's Mohammad Sohail from Rajasthan, is close aide of Kanhaiya Lal's murderer
1 year, 10 months ago

NIA arrests PFI's Mohammad Sohail from Rajasthan, is close aide of Kanhaiya Lal's murderer

Op India  

In a crackdown on PFI, the National Investigation Agency made its third arrest from Jaipur in Rajasthan. Mohammad Sohail was arrested on Friday for his active involvement in the PFI’s criminal conspiracy, a spokesperson of the federal agency said. Mohammad Sohail is the Udaipur district president of SDPI, the political wing of the Islamist organisation Popular Front of India which …

NIA arrests another accused from Rajasthan in PFI case
1 year, 10 months ago

NIA arrests another accused from Rajasthan in PFI case

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency has arrested an accused from Jaipur in Rajasthan in its crackdown against Popular Front of India cadres allegedly involved in anti-Inida conspiracies, the agency said on Saturday. On 12 January, the NIA carried out raids at nine different locations all across the state in relation to the alleged conspiracy cases The suspect identified as one Mohammad …

Karachi outfit was in touch with Udaipur murder accused: NIA
2 years ago

Karachi outfit was in touch with Udaipur murder accused: NIA

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency has said in its charge sheet over the killing of tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli in Udaipur that Salman, member of Karachi-based organisation Dawat-e-Islami, contacted Mohammad Gous via WhatsApp immediately after Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks, asking him to avenge the insult to Prophet Mohammed, prompting the accused to plan the brutal attack, people familiar with the matter …

NIA Reveals How 2 Pakistani Men Devised Udaipur Killing, Instigated Key Accused to Take Video & Create Panic
2 years ago

NIA Reveals How 2 Pakistani Men Devised Udaipur Killing, Instigated Key Accused to Take Video & Create Panic

News 18  

As the National Investigation Agency files charge sheet against 11 in the Udaipur beheading case, sources have told News18 that two Pakistani nationals were in touch with the main accused who not only concocted the plan to kill Kanhaiya Lal but provided audio and videos to radicalise them. According to NIA sources, investigators found that the main accused were in …

PFI’s alleged links in Turkey and Qatar being probed
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI’s alleged links in Turkey and Qatar being probed

The Hindu  

The enforcement agencies are probing the alleged links of the now-banned Popular Front of India with the extremist elements in Turkey, and the others who extended financial support to the outfit from Qatar to carry out its activities in India. there are also reports that its national executive council members E.M. Rahiman and P. Koya were allegedly hosted in Istanbul …

PFI to be banned soon? All about NIA, ED charges against radical outfit
2 years, 3 months ago

PFI to be banned soon? All about NIA, ED charges against radical outfit

India Today  

Raids at over 150 locations across 15 states, and 106 arrests of PFI leaders and office bearers, this unprecedented action against the Islamic organisation was carried out on Thursday. India Today has accessed the details of these cases by the ED and NIA based on which the home ministry decided to initiate nationwide action against PFI leaders and members. PMLA …

Kanhaiya Lal murder case: 3 accused sent to judicial custody till 1 August
2 years, 5 months ago

Kanhaiya Lal murder case: 3 accused sent to judicial custody till 1 August

Live Mint  

A designated National Investigation Agency court today sent three accused in the Udaipur tailor murder case accused to judicial custody till August 1, according to a government lawyer. Riaz Akhtari, also known as Riyaz Attari, Ghouse Mohammad and Farhad Mohammad Sheikh were under NIA custody, and were produced in the court by a team of the anti-terror probe agency amid …

Amravati killing: Court extends NIA custody of accused till July 22
2 years, 5 months ago

Amravati killing: Court extends NIA custody of accused till July 22

The Hindu  

A special court in Mumbai on Friday, July 15, 2022, extended the National Investigation Agency custody of seven men till July 22 in connection with the murder of a pharmacist who allegedly shared a social media post in support of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. On July 7, all the accused were produced before the special court and were sent …

Plan to kill Kanhaiya Lal was hatched on June 20 after Anjuman rally
2 years, 5 months ago

Plan to kill Kanhaiya Lal was hatched on June 20 after Anjuman rally

Hindustan Times  

Investigations into the Udaipur ISIS style beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal on June 28 have led the focus to a June 20 meeting of select Barelvi Muslims immediately after a rally of Anjuman Taleemul Islam in Udaipur against Nupur Sharma. While Kanhaiya Lal killer Ghous Mohammed has told his interrogators that the decision to behead the tailor for supporting Nupur …

Udaipur killing: Four accused sent to Ajmer jail, two in NIA remand
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur killing: Four accused sent to Ajmer jail, two in NIA remand

India TV News  

Highlights Mohsin Khan, Wasim, Asif and Mohammed Mohsin were sent to Ajmer jail Riyaz Ghaus and Farhat have been taken in NIA remand The four accused sent to jail will continue to remain in jail till August 1 Udaipur killing: Amid the ongoing investigations in connection with the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur last month, four accused arrested …

Udaipur tailor murder: Three accused in Kanhaiya Lal's killing sent to police custody, four in judicial custody
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur tailor murder: Three accused in Kanhaiya Lal's killing sent to police custody, four in judicial custody

Firstpost  

The NIA court in Jaipur has sent Riaz Akhtari, Ghouse Mohammad and Farhad Mohammad Sheikh to police custody till 16 July Jaipur: An NIA court in Jaipur on Tuesday sent three of the accused in Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal’s murder case to police custody till 16 July, while the other four were remanded in judicial custody till 1 August. The …

Udaipur beheading: NIA searches multiple locations in Rajasthan
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur beheading: NIA searches multiple locations in Rajasthan

India TV News  

The National Investigating Agency Tuesday conducted searches at nine locations in Udaipur district of Rajasthan in connection with the killing of tailor Kanhaiya Lal last month, officials said "During the searches conducted today at the premises of accused and suspects in the case, digital devices and other incriminating materials have been seized. Two more persons -- Mohammed Mohsin and Wasim …

Udaipur murder case: NIA makes seventh arrest, section 144 revoked. Read here
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur murder case: NIA makes seventh arrest, section 144 revoked. Read here

Live Mint  

The Rajasthan administration lifted the curfew on Sunday in Udaipur even as the National Investigation Agency arrested a seventh person in connection with the brutal killing of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur last month. The Rajasthan administration lifted the curfew imposed after Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli was beheaded in Udaipur on June 28. The Udaipur district administration notified that …

Udaipur murder case: NIA arrests 7th person
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur murder case: NIA arrests 7th person

Live Mint  

The National Investigation Agency Sunday said it has arrested a close criminal associate of one of the two main accused in connection with the brutal murder of Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur last month. Farhad Mohammad Sheikh, arrested on Saturday evening, is the seventh arrest in the brutal killing of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur's Maldas street neighbourhood. NIA spokesperson …

Crackdown on Pak-based Dawat-e-Islami Soon Amid Fears of More Udaipur-Like Crimes: Intel Sources
2 years, 5 months ago

Crackdown on Pak-based Dawat-e-Islami Soon Amid Fears of More Udaipur-Like Crimes: Intel Sources

News 18  

Major crackdown is expected soon on Dawat-e-Islami, the Pakistan-based extremist religious group in the headlines after the brutal murder of a tailor in Udaipur, top intelligence sources have told CNN-News18. Ghosh Mohammad — one of the accused who allegedly murdered Kanhaiyalal for social media posts supporting former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in the Prophet remark row — had joined Dawat-e-Islami …

Udaipur murder accused planned to set up sleeper cell in Rajasthan: Sources
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur murder accused planned to set up sleeper cell in Rajasthan: Sources

India Today  

Several new revelations are coming to the fore in the Udaipur murder case, which sent shockwaves across the country. One of the accused in the Udaipur murder case, Riyaz Attari, was on a mission to set up a sleeper cell of Dawat-e Islami in Rajasthan, an investigation by the National Investigation Agency has revealed. Riyaz used to ask people to …

NIA chief meets Amit Shah over Udaipur, Amravati killings
2 years, 5 months ago

NIA chief meets Amit Shah over Udaipur, Amravati killings

Firstpost  

Tailor Kanhaiya Lal was murdered at his shop in Rajasthan’s Udaipur city on 28 June, while chemist Umesh Kolhe was killed in Maharashtra’s Amravati on 21 June New Delhi: Days after the Ministry of Home Affairs directed National Investigation Agency to take over the probe of the brutal killings in Rajasthan’s Udaipur and Maharashtra’s Amravati, NIA chief Dinkar Gupta on …

WATCH: Killers of Udaipur tailor attacked by angry crowd outside NIA court, sent to 10-day police custody
2 years, 5 months ago

WATCH: Killers of Udaipur tailor attacked by angry crowd outside NIA court, sent to 10-day police custody

Firstpost  

Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad were arrested on Tuesday, hours after they allegedly hacked the tailor to death with a cleaver at his shop. The two others, Mohsin and Asif, were nabbed on Thursday night for being involved in the conspiracy New Delhi: An angry crowd attacked the two killers of tailor Kanhaiya Lal while they were being escorted by …

After Udaipur case, NIA to take up probe into Amravati killing
2 years, 5 months ago

After Udaipur case, NIA to take up probe into Amravati killing

The Hindu  

The Union Home Ministry on Saturday handed over the probe into the June 21 killing of a pharmacist at Amravati in Maharashtra to the National Investigation Agency, amid indications that he was killed over a social media post in support of suspended Bharatiya Janta Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma. The Ministry, in a tweet, said it had “handed over the investigation …

Pakistan Dawat-e-Islami link emerges in Udaipur killing
2 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan Dawat-e-Islami link emerges in Udaipur killing

Hindustan Times  

The investigations into the brutal murder of Udaipur-based tailor Kanhaiya Lal have pointed to an international link to his killer, particularly the Karachi-based Dawat-e-Islami. Riyaz Attari and Ghous Mohammed beheaded tailor Kanhaiya Lal with knives for supporting former BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s remarks on Prophet Mohammed. Ghous Mohammed, who along with Riyaz Attari had beheaded Kanhaiya, was called by the …

NIA to take over probe into killing of medical store owner in Maha’s Amravati
2 years, 5 months ago

NIA to take over probe into killing of medical store owner in Maha’s Amravati

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency will take over the probe into the killing of a medical store owner in Maharashtra's Amravati over an alleged social media post supporting suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose comments against Prophet Mohammad triggered widespread condemnation in India and overseas. The ministry of home affairs has handed over the investigation of the case relating …

Udaipur tailor murder | Congress alleges one of main accused is ‘BJP member’
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur tailor murder | Congress alleges one of main accused is ‘BJP member’

The Hindu  

The Congress on Saturday alleged that one of the main accused in the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur is a "BJP member" and asked whether the Centre had moved quickly to transfer the case to the NIA due to this reason. ‘Fake news’: Amit Malviya Earlier in the day, responding to a tweet by a Congress leader referring …

Prophet remarks row | Five arrested over Amravati chemist murder
2 years, 5 months ago

Prophet remarks row | Five arrested over Amravati chemist murder

The Hindu  

A 54-year-old chemist was stabbed to death in Amravati city of Maharashtra, with the police suspecting that the accused committed the offence as the victim had allegedly shared a post on a social messaging platform in support of Nupur Sharma, whose remarks on Prophet Mohammad led to nationwide protests and global condemnation. The chemist, Umesh Prahladrao Kolhe, was killed on …

Did Centre order NIA probe into Udaipur case to hide this about Riyaz Attari, asks Congress
2 years, 5 months ago

Did Centre order NIA probe into Udaipur case to hide this about Riyaz Attari, asks Congress

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Saturday questioned the Centre on handing over the investigation of the Udaipur killing to the National Investigation Agency. Referring to some media reports claiming a connection between accused Riyaz Attari and a BJP leader, Congress leader Pawan Khera said, "We did our research on those claims and found old Facebook posts of Rajasthan BJP leaders where Riyaz …

NIA to Link Udaipur Incident to Recent Killings in Maharashtra, Gujarat: Sources Tell News18
2 years, 5 months ago

NIA to Link Udaipur Incident to Recent Killings in Maharashtra, Gujarat: Sources Tell News18

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency will link Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal’s killing to similar recent murders in Maharashtra and Gujarat, top agency sources told CNN-News18. Tailor Kanhaiya Lal was hacked to death inside his shop in Udaipur by two men, allegedly over a social media post in support of a suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who had made controversial …

NIA Examining If Amravati Murder Was Hate Killing, Likely to Take Over
2 years, 5 months ago

NIA Examining If Amravati Murder Was Hate Killing, Likely to Take Over

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency is examining the Amravati suspected hate killing case, in which businessman Umesh Kolhe’s throat was slit on June 21, similar to the June 28 Udaipur tailor case. Tailor Kanhaiya Lal was hacked to death inside his shop by two men, allegedly for a social media post in support of suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma, …

Maharashtra cops and agencies investigate possible hate crime in Amravati
2 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra cops and agencies investigate possible hate crime in Amravati

Hindustan Times  

Internal security agencies and the Maharashtra Police are re-examining the killing of a local businessman in Amaravati on June 21, to see if it was a hate crime, according to people familiar with the matter. According to the people cited above, initial investigations have revealed that robbery was not the motive, as originally claimed by the local police, and that …

Udaipur hacking brings focus on radicalisation by Pak-based Dawat-e-Islami
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur hacking brings focus on radicalisation by Pak-based Dawat-e-Islami

Hindustan Times  

The savage murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal for blasphemy has brought focus on the activities of Pakistan-based Dawat-e-Islami in India with one of the killers admitting that he had gone for religious training in Karachi in 2013-2014. Riyaz Attari and Ghous Mohammed beheaded tailor Kanhaiya Lal with knives for supporting former BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s remarks on Prophet Mohammed. …

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